Eclipse (1934)

Original title

金環蝕

Directed by

Hiroshi Shimizu

Genre

silent film, romance film

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 37m

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man and a woman navigate a romantic relationship amid personal and societal constraints. The story explores their emotional bond and the quiet tensions that arise from circumstance.

melancholicpoignanttenderslow-pacedatmosphericbittersweetsubduedreflectiveromantic

What happens

Eclipse (金環蝕, Kinkanshoku; lit. "Annular eclipse") is a 1934 Japanese silent romance film directed by Hiroshi Shimizu. It is based on the novel Kinkanshoku by Masao Kume and one of the few extant silent films by the director. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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